MISSIONS
The Lëtzebuerg City Museum is a societal museum hosting a variety of collections. It is committed to collecting, preserving and documenting the cultural heritage (tangible and intangible) of the city of Luxembourg, from the 10th century to the present day, which it exhibits on a permanent basis by placing it in a national, regional and European context, both historical and contemporary. In its temporary exhibitions, socio-cultural topical matters are addressed, often responding to current concerns of its multicultural public, both local and foreign. By offering itself as a forum for an engaged debate on both urban heritage and societal issues, it contributes to developing the cultural identity of the capital and to strengthening its role as a pole of attraction in the region. It plays the crucial role of a catalyst in the sustainable development of Luxembourg city.
ARCHITECTURE
The Lëtzebuerg City Museum, located in the heart of the old town, was inaugurated in 1996. The site chosen to house the Museum is a restored site of four former bourgeois and noble houses, dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries and including remains dating back to the Middle Ages. Two examples of the successful adaptation of old architecture to the demands of modernity are the "floating" glass roof and the panoramic lift that crosses the entire height of the museum, opening up spectacular perspectives to the visitor. The verticality, reflecting the configuration of the city, characterized by the contrast between the upper and lower city, is transposed into the structure of the museum itself, which has eight levels, six of which are open to the public.
ARCHITECTS
The exterior architecture of the museum is by Conny Lentz, Luxembourg, and the interior design and museography by Adeline Rispal and Jean-Jacques Raynaud of Repérages, Paris.